FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB FD8370FRHKBOX

I've always been an AMD CPU guy, with occasionally having used Intel CPU's here and there for particular purposes, but I always like to use AMD's for desktop builds. One, because let's be honest, AMD is cheaper by a longshot over their Intel competition. Two, because I know that my AMD CPU isn't going to melt at the first time the CPU gets "too hot". While it is well know that AMD CPU's do run hotter and they use more base power than Intel, it's made up for far in fact that AMD CPU's are better designed to handle multiple applications being run simultaneously and AMD CPU's were better built for 3D applications first. Having said that, the 8370 is based on the 9000 series architecture but at a lower wattage and lower overall speed. Granted, you can definitely overclock this particular CPU around 5GHz stable (only on liquid cooling), but why shorten the lifespan of your CPU when AMD offers CPU's that have base clock speeds of 5GHz out of the box (even if they're higher wattage). It should be noted that this particular CPU also holds the world speed record at over 8GHz (on a liquid nitrogen vapor system). I did play around with overclocking this chip a couple times and was able to get a stable 4.5GHz that while I was happy with, decided to not keep and put it back to stock clocks. For whatever particular reason, I got an 8370 that stock clocks at 4.1Ghz instead of the base 4.0, and I'm fine with that. Benchmarking....forget it. Benchmarks are so skewed that it's not even worth trying to "match up" to the competition on how well the chip does. 90% of the Benchmarks of the competitor chip (Intel) are overclock by 1Ghz or even saw some as high as 1.5Ghz over their base clock to get those higher scores. And, not that one would do it, but if you turn off the HT (Hyper Threading) of an Intel chip...it'll fall flat on its face. Intel needs HT in order to bring you the other "cores" in a virtual mode to bring you that performance. While Intel has since released "true" hexacore CPU's in these last few months, the price tag alone is enough to make those CPU's only worthwhile to true enthusiasts (those CPUs run around 1200 bucks to start). So what if your AMD doesn't benchmark as high as the false benchmarked Intel's on the market...it doesn't matter as long as you know that you can open 30 processes and still be able to do something without jittery screen, and still play your favorite CPU extensive game without bogging down the processor.

Hello everyone, I found this on a nice price and I got it, I tested it with a Hyper 212 EVO, I've got nice temperatures with that cooling system, I've seen temperatures between 40-60 °C, that's a nice interval of temperatures, taking into account that I live in a city with an average temperature of 30°C. I never used OEM cooling system and I can't say something about its performance. performance of this CPU has been good on a year of usage, I have gotten stuttering just a few times, playing games offers you a good performance and when you're rendering videos does it fine, I've done it recently and It doesn't take much time doing it. Price-performance relation is very nice, I've been using it with demanding games and programs and It has worked very well, I've been using it with Windows 10 Home Edition and this CPU has taken it well, I think it would work excellent on Linux distributions but I haven't tried yet. I felt very fine working with it ,I recommend this CPU for gaming, I can't be 100% sure about recommending it for video editing because I haven't ever done it until some days ago, have a nice day.

I don't know why I decided to splurge but I ended up splurging a little and now I'm broke but have smooth framerates in games that use more CPU than GPU. I'm just stunned on how fast this thing is. 4ghz out of the box, and 4.3ghz OC with stock thermal fan. But that's not just one core, but EIGHT! Holy crap this is fast! It's a REAL SHAME that most of the cores are running idle because hardly anything supports 8 cores. But boy did it improve my gaming and it makes my oculus DK2 run smooth at 75hz. Skyrim does work smoothly at 120fps with an ASUS HD6950 (a monster of a card still to this day) but I have it set to 60fps for stability reasons. I'm looking forward to writing some programs that uses all 8 cores just for kicks and this truly is over kill. You COULD spend another $50 for the fastest AMD card on the market (that isn't $1000) but in my opinion, you should spend that $50 on a new game and enjoy this insane thing. Now the real question, does it outclass intel's processors? Yes and no. This is all up to you but some of what intel offers way outclass this processor but there's no game today or next year and perhaps the year after that will require that kind of performance. Those looking to benefit from those kind of processors are into CAD, or anything that needs to render (and actually supports that many cores). If you're debating between buying this card or the other one that's $30 cheaper (I think it was the FX-7800?), the performance difference is worth the $30 according to various reviews I found online. As a bonus I got a free game with this, but it comes as a steam code. You get to choose between 4 or 5 games, but it's only good til the promotion ends. If you get a rebate offer, don't forget about it!

This thing is great and super fast! However I needed to update my bios on my GEN 1 Sabertooth 990fx mobo because it could not read the processor right from plug in. I used an Athlon II X4 processor to get it to boot so I could download the bios updates. After doing so the mobo read the cpu and it works great! You should be fine with a gen 2 or 3 mobo, but just keep note if you are upgrading from an earlier processor and mobo. UPDATE : I have run this processor for a whole year now, and I would like to let everyone know how it's going. In a word, FANTASTIC! Yes I am aware of the NEW Zen cores coming out this year and I DO plan on upgrading to them after I see the reviews but I am still glad I bought this last year to upgrade for the time being. This processor is quite a bit faster than the 8350 for the price! I see there is a little confusion out there still on this processor being compatible with old boards. Here is CLARIFICATION IF You HAVE THIS - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR BIOS! With an old processor first. IF you HAVE THIS - ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Socket AM3+ DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD 990FX ATX Motherboard You are good to go! Point and case. You can find the compatibility list... Here! http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/index.php?pid=2210&moboList=FX-8370

Update: After posting this review, per my wife's request, I have since upgraded her graphics cards to a single RX580. Her computer handles Ghost Recon Wildlands @ 1080p on Ultra setting pushing 50-80 FPS. I purchased the FX 8370 processor to replace and aging FX 6100 cpu for a computer I built back in late 2012. With upgrading the processor i also decided to use the Corsair h100 v2 AIO i had laying around; as i know for a fact these processors tend to run extremely hot. I also decided to purchase and upgrade the ram to GSkill Sniper 2133Mhz 16Gb (4x4) kit from the Corsair 1600Mhz 8gb (4x2) CL 9-9-9-24. With the processor overclocked at 4.7Ghz and the GSkill Sniper RAM running at advertised speeds of 2133Mhz CL 9-11-10-28; the combination gave new life to my wife's aging computer. Pushing two AMD R7 370 4gb (ea) purchased in 2014, the computer plays any game (to include modern AAA titles) at high to ultra settings with little effort and smooth game play at 1080p. This upgrade definitely saved me time and money in building her a new system. It is to my experience the FX 8370 is still a contending processor. I forgot to mention I also upgraded her case to an NZXT S340 Elite.

Exactly what I expected for the processor. Does what I need it to do, in the time I need it done. Significant improvement in boot times, readiness, response and performance over an older AM3 quad-core processor. I wish I could say the same about the cooler and AMD support. The cooler is near on impossible to install. The clips don't align with the cooler frame unless the screws are backed away from the board. The cooler received does not output a speed signal, causing immediate BIOS-based thermal shutdown. This was verified by connecting the cooler to a known-good fan connector. Sadly, the terms of the processor warranty state that if an aftermarket cooler is used, the warranty is void. It sits on my desk, waiting to be permanently installed. Support has a reading problem and advised me to ensure that the cooler was fully seated on the chip. Uhh, what does that have to do, exactly, with a faulty cooling fan that has no tachometer output? Your guess is as good as mine. Slow response from their online support site as well, 36 hours or greater has been typical. Still no resolution to the bad cooler. One star lost due to those issues. I realize this is not current-issue product, but it is a good performance vs cost solution, as long is these issues don't scare one off. If it was not, I would have rated it accordingly.

Works really well all around. It was just a plug and play upgrade for me. I had a FX-6100 3.3Ghz I had been using for 4 years so and it was time for an upgrade. OCing just fine but have not pushed it to the max yet. Games does not faze it. Ticking right along. I thought I might be making a mistake by not getting the FX-8350 like everyone else has for gaming and all around computering stuff but this works just as well if not better. So do not worry about that question of it. I also upgraded my CPU cooler to an ENERMAX Liqtech 120X 43mm radiator All-in-One cooler that is really nice. No worries about over heating with that baby. Nice and quiet too if you remove one of the fans. I matched this with another upgrade of a ASUS GTX 980 and my aging system is really back up on top with the BigBoys. I love it!

Upgraded from an FX-4350 and it was practically a night and day difference. The reduction in white noise just from the installation of the wraith cooler was exciting enough, but the processing power on that sucker makes me smile just writing about it. Pour one out for the FX-series now that AMD's saviour is Ryzen (bought this around Easter and am just reviewing it now because I finally had a good pun) but if you are building a budget machine and don't care what computer nerds think of you, this is an amazing processor at a great price. I might buy another one just to keep on reserve, but I don't see how this setup (ASROCK 970a-g/3.1, AMD 1050 Ti, this processor, 1 TB PCIe M.2, 2 TB's in SSDs) won't last me for the next 10 years. I do some photo and video editing, little bit of CAD work, and a lot of felonious mopery on my computer and this processor seems so solid that I can't even fathom ever having to find another.